The Wahpeton times., 1887-05-12

Tho certainty OF more railroads to Bis.
marck, Dak., this year, has added an I'M
petus to real estate.
David Preston, the late Michigan prohi.
bition leader, left O fortune OF $500, 600.
James Hit, homcsteader living alone
on his farm, was burned to death at Buy
field, WIS.,, in his house.
Fred Stole, arrested in Cleveland for the
murder OF Maggie Mccarthy, has been dis
charged from custody, having proved his
innocence.
James d. Westcot, ex-associate Justice
OF the Florida supreme court tlled at lal
lahassee. He was son of Florlda hrs'
United States senator.
A woman name. lmira S. Lenker, oi
Snowvllle, Pulaska ',unty, Virginia, was
arraigned for the distribution OF obscene
matter through the mails. She brazenly
admitted every allegation against her
The documents received by Mr.. Barclay,
postotfice inspector through his dccoy
correspondence, were recognized as genu.
inc. Their character cannot be described.
The commissioner remanded her to jail.
Ex.Congressman Heard OF Missouri, who
has been critically ill at Washington, is re.
covering.
Postoflices established: Dakota -Vo.
lin, Yankton county. Minnesota
-.Finlayson, Pine county; Loretto,
Hennepin county. Wisconsin-Ro Lawn,
Shawano county. Postmasters commits.
stoned: Dakota-Devils Lake. H. G. Ras.
mussen. olIey, j. NJ Tanner; Peosta,
j. Kelley; Perlee. j. X. Bates. Minnesota
New Canada. F. Lanoux. Wisconsin,
East Bristol, G. T. Helm.
Rev. A. NJ. Morrison stole horse and
buggy in Baltimore on the 5th inst, and
a few days ago was arrested at Brockton,
Mass. He returned to Baltimore
in charge OF a detective and was
put on trial. Conviction followed, and he
was sentenced to seven years in the peni.
tentiary with hard labor.
r. G. Dun & Co., report that the effects
OF the interstate law begin to be percept-
ible on the business OF the country.
Millionaire Crocker will give his daugh.
ter Hattie n S25O,OO0 residence in New
York. He has three sons to provide for,
but he is worth $40, 100000.
The Chicago & Northwestern has settled
with upwards OF seventy farmers at High.
more, OAK, for damages from prairie fires
started from their engines last year, pay
ing out So, 500.
A dispatch to Northwestern paper
some time since stated that Agent William.
son had ordered the arrest OF settlers for
cutting fuel on the Grow reservation in
Montana. A letter has been received
from Williamson explaining tine matter,
missioner OF Indian affairs makes the fol.
lowing statement: Agent Williamson,
writing, April 81, says that for the first
time he has learned from the Daily Gazette
OF Billings, Mont, OF the reports in tircu.
lation throughout Montana and telegra ph.
ed East that he had caused the arrest OF
farmers along the borders OF the rcserva.
ton for taking wood to keep their families
from freezing. Maj. Williamson says that
these reports are not only untrue, but, on
the contrary, he gave special written in.
structions to the deputy United States
marshal assigned to the Crow reservation,
as well as to leading Indians living on the
border. allowing the Indians to cut fallen
OF raising money to assist them in living
and he says that nobody living on the
borders could have suffered for fuel when
the In dians were authorized to sell it.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster and Helen Cougar
will 6" to Europe this month. A reception
will be given them in Boston on May %.
The west-bound passenger train on the
Northern Pacific is wrecked near Sterling,
Dak. w. o. Breed of Faribault is killed
and several more or less wounded.
John A Logan, Jr., who a few weeks ago
was married to Miss Andrews, daughter oi
Chauncy Andrews, the coal and iron king
OF Youngstown, Ohio, has returned from
his honeymoon and begun the active man.
agement OF coal lands given him by his
father. in-law.
Destructive floods prevail in portions oi
New England. caused by heavy rains. At
Waterville, Me-, the kennebec river has
risen to greater height than has been
known in Is years.
Destructive floods prevail in various
parts OF New England.
Steve Elkins says he never owned any
interest whatever in the Maxwell Land
Grant company.
Gary. Dak., had a close call from O tor
nado, recently.
The Postal Telegraph company made q
big cut in rates between New York and the
Pacific coast.
The Oregon Navigation company finds
itself in q predicament, and asks for a sus
pension OF the long and short haul clause
Serious charges of cruelty are made
against officials OF the Buffalo, N. Y, in
sane asylum.
Subcontractors and graders who have
work on the Aberdeen, Bismarck & North.
western railway are arriving rapidly, and
construction will soon begin along the en-.
tire line. The contract between Aberdeen
and Napoleon. Logan county, has been
awarded to Langdon e. Co. OF Minneapolis
The Ohio legislature has passed an act
giving q married woman absolute control
OF her own property. the common law dis.
examinations in favor OF the husband and
against the wife being abolished.
Benton. Mon., dispatch says: Manitoba
surveyors have completed the survey here
and leave for Great Fall. Mai. Lincoln
leaves for Buford to meet w. B. Jordan oI
st. Paul to appraise the right OF way
throug III the reservation for the Manitoba
from Peoria to Milk River.
w. P. Shepard, we'll known in St. Paul,
but for some time chief clerk in the Helena
Il Red Mountain railway engineers Office,
secured divorce from his wife, who was in
Massachusetts.
1t is stated from Washington that all
the orders suspending the operation OF the
long and short haul provision of the inter.
state commerce law are to cease on the
same date.
There was total Of 191 failures in the
United States and Canad9 the last week,
against 1919 for preceding week AMI 2O7 for
the corresponding week last year.
Mrs. Mary Cothran committed suicide
with morphine at Kalamazoo, Mich.
She eloped some time ago, but her para.
mour deserted her, when She returned to
her husband and children.
POSTMASTER Boeskey, of Mitchell, ILL.,,
and his assistant, Miss Kruger, have been
bound over to the grand jury, charged with
swearing to false reports.